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[Adridos]

Ahem... this is a medium.

[Solis Obscuri]

Sean Lang, on 09 May 2012 - 09:11 AM, said:

Didn't see this coming!

Me either. The Cicada isn't a 'mech I've ever been particularly fond of, but including such a fast medium certainly shows that PGI is committed to the scout role!

The CDA-3C would also be a badass fast sniper with that PPC - should be a fun design.

And I love the redesigned art!

Though, while I'm pleased we nmow have 4 good scout designs, I hope we see a few more support 'mechs making an appearance, like a Dervish, or Trebuchet, or Archer, Rifleman, or Lancelot... Right now there are only two support chassis, even if you count the Awesome as one (which is pretty debatable).

Belrick, on 09 May 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

What is the armour tonnage on this mech? It seems like a light medium sort of thing, but does it carry more armour than light mechs? Or does it lose that for speed?

Carries just 4 tons in the 3025 versions (same as a Jenner or Commando.) Some of the 3050 upgrades mount more, though.

vortmax, on 09 May 2012 - 09:37 AM, said:

Now if only physical attacks were in the game. This mech is good for charging on the tabletop game.

Charging is going to be in this game. I imagine a Cicada impact the rear armor of you Hunchie isn't going to be a pleasant surprise... though it may not do the Cicada's thin armor much good, either.

LakeDaemon, on 09 May 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:

In Texas we prounce it as seh-KAY-dah or sometimes seh-KAH-dah and we have millions of them in the late summer, some as big as your thumb.

We used to get lots back in upstate NY over the summers (and sometime droves of 7-year locusts to go along with them!) The sound of their little maracas chattering through the sweltering August afternoons is something I've missed since moving out west - that and fireflies.

Mirties Masina, on 09 May 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:

If it is a -3M: Red eye on CT is small pulse, eyes on R L torso are Med Lasers, and 3-barrels on LT is UAC/5

Day-umn! That'll knock the dust off ya!

Alex Iglesias, on 09 May 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:

it is the 3m

triple barreled weapon is the uac-5

Wow, multi-barreled uACs? Looks good. Can't wait to see how the LBX-AC and Gauss look!

Edited by Solis Obscuri, 09 May 2012 - 11:48 AM.

[RM5292]

Diggin the fast medium

[Attackgypsy]

What drugs were you people on when you decided on THIS one?

Ok, not a bad mech, but certainly never popular. There are others that could have been chosen that were much more popular.

[brave]

Cicada? No!

Why not an ASSASSIN? Better design/artwork, better weapons!

Cicada looks like Jenner and raven: long legs, Torso without "arms", and so on.

[pursang]

Attackgypsy, on 09 May 2012 - 11:50 AM, said:

What drugs were you people on when you decided on THIS one?

Ok, not a bad mech, but certainly never popular. There are others that could have been chosen that were much more popular.

There are, yes. However, how many of those are 40-ton blazingly-fast scout 'Mechs? We already have slow heavy hitters in the Centurion and Hunchback.

[Cyric30]

speech patterns being diffrent everywhere, where im from in the southern US we pronounce it "Sick-A-da"

[Cyote13]

looks great...might find the need for speed a little stronger now

[Attackgypsy]

pursang, on 09 May 2012 - 11:53 AM, said:

There are, yes. However, how many of those are 40-ton blazingly-fast scout 'Mechs? We already have slow heavy hitters in the Centurion and Hunchback.

A Clint, maybe? Not as fast, but a big AC/10.
Or go up 5 tons and take the always popular Phoenix Hawk.

[Adridos]

Attackgypsy, on 09 May 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

A Clint, maybe? Not as fast, but a big AC/10.
Or go up 5 tons and take the always popular Phoenix Hawk.

We already have Hunchback and Canturion. Both have ACs.

And Phoenix Hawk is unseen, we can't have it in the game.

[Lettuce Prey]

guardian wolf, on 09 May 2012 - 11:29 AM, said:

Lettuce Prey, on 09 May 2012 - 10:54 AM, said:

its a bug, it makes that funny chirping noise, its a cricket.
maybe the crude and vulger approach to naming it, but we don't see much need for detailed labeling of most bugs.
of course some bugs need a little detail.
that bug over there is an ant and is anoying but not dangerous except in large groups.
that bug over there is a racoon and is funny as hell to watch.
that bug over there is a black bear and will probably stay away from us, but lets break camp anyway and start loading the truck.
that bug over there is a grizzly bear, get in the truck and we'll come back in a while and see what parts of our camp he decided to leave behind.

that bug over there is a see-kay duh, a small mech that will run over our butts in the truck so lets just put out the fire, sit tight and hope it doesnt see us.

Uhh.... what about that? *points to a Kodiak battlemeh* (seriously the above comment is so true, and I was ROFLing when I read that)

ah, yes. that BIG bug.

well since they are flying the same colors/colours, i would guess that the Duh is the Kodiaks little buddy.
the Duh runs around all over the place, and when it finds something interesting the Kodiak will come over for a little look-see.
the light show begins, and we stay out of the line of fire. hopefully.
no matter who wins, after they are done and dragged off the big parts for salvage is where we come in.
we check to see if they left any small parts laying around that we can drag off and sell to keep us living at our current level of luxury.

[3Xtr3m3]

Loving the sleek fast look, But I did notice the legs are back canted instead of human style legs like the original. I can see four or more of these with the Uac-5 being a real prolem for the slower mechs.

And please, if I read one more way to pronounce the name, I will scream.

[Attackgypsy]

Adridos, on 09 May 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:

We already have Hunchback and Canturion. Both have ACs.

And Phoenix Hawk is unseen, we can't have it in the game.

Calling BS there. There is nothing stopping them from using Unseen. Harmony Gold does NOT hold the proper copyrights, and therefore had no legal standing to sue FASA. FASA didn't have the money to fight, so they folded.

[Terbius]

Did we already know that they were going to have NARC homing beacons? I love NARCing!

[Adridos]

Terbius, on 09 May 2012 - 12:10 PM, said:

Did we already know that they were going to have NARC homing beacons? I love NARCing!

Well, Raven had it in the story and it remained in the design (one of the only thiongs that remained as in original).

[Samuel Maxwell]

Again, great job. It looks much better than the original art, and it sounds like a ride. I've always been creeped out by listening to cicadas in real life when I was a kid, being big and loud.

Edited by Samuel Maxwell, 09 May 2012 - 12:25 PM.

[Felicitatem Parco]

3Xtr3m3, on 09 May 2012 - 12:06 PM, said:

Loving the sleek fast look, But I did notice the legs are back canted instead of human style legs like the original. I can see four or more of these with the Uac-5 being a real prolem for the slower mechs.

And please, if I read one more way to pronounce the name, I will scream.

si-chah-day.

[warner2]

I like it. I used to enjoy running medium mechs with a ballistic weapon in NBTM in the right conditions. I liked my Strider with an LBX10 + 4ML. So I'm interested in starting with this mech. Probably I'll go the lame route though and buy a Dragon and turn it into a fast Hunchback

[Chuckie]

Ahh.. have to say I didn't see it coming either.

Just curious why a MED with only a few weapon layouts.. Its a VERY poor mech.. ( Nothing against FDs design.. it LOOKS fantastic)

But a Jenner can over power this "Medium" mech.. and catch it.. the BV of a light class Jenner is HIGHER than this Med Cicada..

Oh well.. Hey.. Wheres my Highlander !!! Nothing says DFA like a 90 ton mech

[3Xtr3m3]

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